• 03 December, 2024

    Finally, accountability for dopey transport decisions in Auckland

    Today's announcement marks a significant step towards giving Aucklanders back the control over their transport systems that they so rightfully deserve

  • 03 December, 2024

    New standards for nurses put patients’ identity ahead of need

    The role of the Nursing Council is to protect the health and safety of the public and ensure nurses are competent and fit to practise.

  • 01 December, 2024

    Same old joyless, divisive, envy-based politics from Labour

    This is the same old joyless, divisive, envy-based politics from Labour. There’s no vision or future for New Zealand in dividing the pie.

  • 01 December, 2024

    Councils told to follow Govt’s lead and ditch “progressive” procurement

    Council procurement should have one purpose: deliver quality services at the best possible value for ratepayers.

  • 27 November, 2024

    Public Health Service’s anti-McDonald’s crusade shows why cost cutting is needed

    The National Public Health Service’s decision to invest time and resources into opposing the resource consent for a McDonald’s in Wanaka shows exactly why cost-cutting measures are justified

  • 26 November, 2024

    Dr Parmjeet Parmar raises crime and fare dodging concerns with Auckland Transport

    I’ve heard directly from bus drivers, operators, and passengers who are frustrated by Auckland Transport's slow response to safety issues on public transport

  • 26 November, 2024

    A year into Government, ACT celebrates change in direction

    Last year, ACT campaigned to rein in the cost of living, deliver real consequences for crime, and end divisive policies. Kiwis who voted ACT didn’t just vote for a change of government, they voted for a change of direction.

  • 25 November, 2024

    ACT reveals Tauranga City Council spent $180,000 on a documentary

    Instead of investing in core infrastructure or easing the burden on ratepayers, the council has wasted money on a self-congratulating documentary that most people will never watch

  • 22 November, 2024

    Real bus driver protection means cracking down on entitled fare-dodgers

    This is good news, but the rollout of protection screens is slow and doesn't solve the fundamental problem -- a culture of entitlement that sees violent people boarding the bus for a free ride.

  • 21 November, 2024

    Wrong kind of viral

    Te Pāti Māori MPs have, in the words of one widely viewed American commentator, made New Zealand a laughing stock. The problem is not the haka, it’s the fact that Te Pāti Māori, and others who should know better, believe reasoned debate and war dances are equal ways to do politics.

  • 21 November, 2024

    Statement on stabbing at Westfield Newmarket

    This behaviour is unacceptable. My thoughts go out to the victim of this senseless act and his family.

  • 21 November, 2024

    Regulatory relief welcomed for earthquake-prone buildings, but real change needed

    The looming remediation deadlines have created enormous uncertainty and costs